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SQL Server 2025 on Windows Server 2025

SQL Server 2025 on Windows Server 2025: Microsoft SQL Server pre-installed and configured on Windows Server 2025, deployed from the Azure Marketplace into your own subscription. Published and maintained by DC Associates Group: freshly rebuilt against current security advisories and deployable straight from the Azure Marketplace into your own subscription.

Version: SQL Server 2025 on Windows Server 2025Platform: Windows Server 2025Ports: 1433 (SQL Server), 3389 (RDP)Category: SQL Server

What's included

  • SQL Server 2025 on Windows Server 2025 pre-installed and patched at build time
  • Your SA/admin credentials set at deploy — nothing pre-set in the image
  • SQL IaaS Agent extension compatible for backup/patching integration
  • Trusted Launch support: Secure Boot + vTPM
  • Azure Monitor Agent, Defender for Cloud, and Update Manager install cleanly

Quick start

  1. Deploy from the Azure Marketplace (Get It Now → Create), setting your admin username and password.
  2. Allow inbound RDP (3389) for yourself, plus SQL (1433) for your app tier only.
  3. Connect with SQL Server Management Studio or `sqlcmd` to the VM's IP on port 1433.

Common use cases

  • Line-of-business databases
  • Reporting and BI backends
  • Dev/test with production parity
  • On-prem SQL Server migration to Azure

Why our images

Freshly rebuilt against the latest security advisories, no shared default credentials, Trusted Launch support, and automatic OS security updates — everything runs in your own Azure subscription under your governance.

Deploy SQL Server 2025 in minutes

Production-ready, hardened, and maintained. Deploy straight from the Azure Marketplace into your subscription.